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A Vibrant Platform At The Service Of Cluster Organisations

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016.
The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through trans-national and international cooperation.

About Cluster Organisations

This is the stage on which cluster organisations present themselves - their structures, services, experiences and above all, their interest in cooperation with peers. We invite you to explore this diverse cluster community, identify your potential cooperation partner and show the world what you are good at - by profiling your organisation !

What is ESCP-4i?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCPs-4i) are transnational cluster partnerships that develop and implement a joint internationalination strategy and support SME internationalisation towards third countries beyond Europe.

What are ESCPs ?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships have been launched by the European Commission as effective means of supporting cross-border collaboration for the benefit of SMEs with the ultimate goal of boosting economic growth and competitiveness in Europe.

About matchmaking events

ECCP organises inter-European matchmaking events, as well as opportunities for you to meet your peers from other countries – either in EU or abroad. Find also additional international matchmaking opportunities promoted here.

About European Cluster Initiatives

As an information hub, ECCP collects and structures a wide variety of information relevant for cluster organisations from various European programmes and initiatives like the ones below.
These are supporting in different ways the interaction between clusters and for driving the competitiveness of European businesses. We offer you here the unique opportunity to find out more about the most relevant cluster-related projects and what you can learn from them. Or, why not, cooperate with them!

The Cluster for the Efficient Use of Water in Saragossa was created with the following mission: To promote an efficient and sustainable use of water in Saragossa as well as an associated energy consumption in urbanized areas, getting different public and private actors to collaborate, starting from knowledge generation, demonstrative projects and innovative solutions.

And with this vision:

To become an international collaboration, knowledge and innovation referent for an efficient and sustainable water use in urbanized areas as well as a driver of quality employment for Saragossa.

These mission and vision are translated into three strategic targets for 2014-2017:

1. To become a reference in water efficiency in the urban, industrial and agricultural sector

2. To increase the added value to ZINNAE members through the identification of innovation projects, business development, collaboration and visibility at the regional, national and international level

2. To ensure sustainability of the association, increasing the number of members and ensuring economic viability of the association

ZINNAE gathers public and private entities of the water sector in Aragon Region (Spain). We facilitate public-private relationship to become an international collaboration, knowledge and innovation referent for an efficient and sustainable water use in urbanized areas as well as a driver of quality employment.

Our members...

Business entities, R&D Centers and public administration linked to water sector in Aragon (Spain). We also look for an active collaboration with other entities of the Ebro River Basin that participate in the water value chain in urban areas.

Benefits for our members…

Networking

We facilitate change of ideas to create oportunities for our members though:

We facilitate collaborative business adapted to clients and markets through different tools:

Cluster catalogue of products and services

Commercial actions

Public tenders

Public procurement of innovation

Design of New products and services for specific challenges of the urban water cycle

Visibility

Our cluster is recognized by the Smart Specialization Strategy of Aragon region in Spain (RIS3), that works together with other research driven clusters hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Zaragoza

ZINNAE is registered by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain as an innovative association.

We disseminate our activities through social networks (linkedIn, Twitter)

We participate in the European Innovation Partnership on Water though two Action Groups.

Addicional services

We are offering our members specific services adapted to their own needs.

Writing proposals to funding calls

Commercial actions in water sector Fairs

Cooperation Activities

International Cooperation

The main countries addressed by the cluster organisation through international activities:

Peru

Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members:

Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs

Trans-national Cooperation

The main countries addressed by the cluster organisation through trans-national activities:

France

Malta

United Kingdom

Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members:

Support to collaborative activities/etc.

Which clusters do you collaborate with?:

The Water Cluster

Ea Ecoentreprises

Water Alliance

CLEAN

AVAESEN

Balticnet Plasmatec

C2DE

Centro Habitat

Aragon Food Cluster

TECNARA

CWP

Support Programmes

Participation in Funded Support Programmes:

European Programmes

Project Name

Link

Name & Description (Regional/National)

Link (Regional/National)

FP7

CIP/COSME

COSME - Clusters Go International (ESCP - 4i). Energy in Water

Energy in Water (EnW) is a European Strategic Cluster Partnership - Going International (ESCP-4i) which aims to identify potential market opportunities across the water-energy Nexus and support the internationalisation of SMEs within and beyond Europe. Seven research-driven clusters across the EU specialising in water and energy technology and innovation participate in the ESCP-4i: The Water Cluster (UK), Water Alliance (Netherlands), Clean (Denmark), ZINNAE (Spain), AVAESEN (Spain), CD2E (France) and Ea Ecoentreprises (France).

WE@EU is a FP7 project financed by "Regions of Knowledge" call of the European Union under Grant Agreement nº 32007. This project aims to develop a a network of regions that will set guidelines allowing to prioritize public financing of RDI in the use and efficient management of the water in urban environments.It started in 2013 and will last until June 2016, although the vocation of its members is to continue through several activities for soft-landing innovation services for its members. The European Commission has provided more than two million euros WE@EU project: European Water Efficiency in European Urban Areas, which will run for three years with the participation of a network of regions: Aragon, in Spain; Provence-Alpes - Côte dAzur, in France; the East of England, in the United Kingdom; Eastern Galilee, in Israel, and Malta. More information at www.weateu.eu

The programme for Support Innovative business associations and clusters from the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR) started in 2007 and participates in the european strategy for competitiveness support through innovative clusters creation and development. ZINNAE participates in the funding scheme from the programme since 2011. The list of funded projects are on the website, and have been focused in different water consumption areas towards resource efficiency schemes:

In May 2016 we are organizing the final event of WE@EU project in the Committe of the Regions in Brussels. More information on the event available online at www.weateu.eu

Why partners should choose you for cooperation?:

ZINNAE is the aragonese water cluster. Resource efficiency (water and energy) is a key regional priority included in the Smart Specialization Strategy (one of the three priority areas). In terms of economic development, other priority areas for aragon are agriculture and logistics. Water is essential for both. One million people live in our Region. Most of them, concentrated in Zaragoza, a city of 700,000 inhabitants, often used as a medium-sized city laboratory for market analysis. In Zaragoza, there is one of the largest eco-districts in europe, a sustainable neighbourhood of 9,000 houses with bioclimatic, water efficiency, lightening and irrigation approaches for urban sustainability: Ecociudad Zaragoza. Beyond Zaragoza, Aragon is mostly rural, with 75% of the municipalities having less than 500 inhabitants. Agriculture represents up to 10% of the gross regional product. With extreme weather conditions (and a pluvioumetry of 200 mm a year in some areas), aragonese farmers are devoted to efficient irrigation in terms of water and energy.

ZINNAE's business members are within the whole water value chain, including water industry technology providers, enginering services, water utilities (also international companies with offices in Aragon); and bath plumbing manufacturer. Together they represent more than 30% of the water sector of Aragon and up to 136 Million € turnover. ZINNAE was born as a enabler of collaboration for innovation among the water stakeholders regionally, and beyond, specially through European funding schemes. Since 2014 we have an alliance with Centro de Competencias del Agua, the water cluster of Peru based in Lima for collaborative projects that support both the peruvian and spanish water performance. We are specially devoted to support our SME for competitiveness of our economy, our researchers and our Region.

With a team of two people and a huge network of European contacts, we are an ambitious association that supports the internationalisation and innovation approaches for smart water and energy management in urban, rural, industry and agriculture practices.